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\"The Road to Vimy\" gladius
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08-06-2014, 05:18 PM
The link just goes to the NovaNews homepage - maybe it's a regional thing?

I did a site search on 'gladius' and found the story here: A First World War Soldier's Story

I'd agree with Xorx though - looks kind of 15th-16th century to me. Some of those 'Katzbalger' swords had a thick metal hilt like that.

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Actually, it looks a bit like a rifle bayonet - maybe Mauser pattern. Isn't that the remains of a muzzle lug on the righthand side?
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\"The Road to Vimy\" gladius - by jackmcauliffe - 08-03-2014, 03:25 PM
\"The Road to Vimy\" gladius - by Ordovices - 08-03-2014, 04:13 PM
\"The Road to Vimy\" gladius - by XorX - 08-03-2014, 04:32 PM
\"The Road to Vimy\" gladius - by jackmcauliffe - 08-03-2014, 07:13 PM
\"The Road to Vimy\" gladius - by jackmcauliffe - 08-05-2014, 09:46 PM
\"The Road to Vimy\" gladius - by jackmcauliffe - 08-06-2014, 04:51 PM
\"The Road to Vimy\" gladius - by Nathan Ross - 08-06-2014, 05:18 PM
\"The Road to Vimy\" gladius - by Markus Montanvs - 08-06-2014, 05:23 PM

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